dan
A small truck or sledge used in coal minesA small truck or sledge used in coal mines.
Meaning
7 sensesA small truck or sledge used in coal mines.
A rank of black belt in martial arts.
Someone who has achieved a level of black belt.
Synonym of picul: a traditional unit of weight and mass, chiefly used as a dry measure of grains.
A traditional unit of equivalent volume, now officially equal to 100 liters.
A dan buoy.
(obsolete)A title of honour or respect similar to "master" or "Sir", used of historical and legendary figures of the past.
Origin
From Middle English dan, daun, dam (“lord”), from Anglo-Norman daun, daunz and Old FrenchFrom Middle English dan, daun, dam (“lord”), from Anglo-Norman daun, daunz and Old French dan, dam, from Latin dominus. Doublet of don.
From Japanese 段 (dan).
From the pinyin romanization of the Mandarin pronunciation of Chinese 担 (dàn) and Chinese 石 (dàn).
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Forms
plural: dans / danSynonyms
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1 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Plural nouns — Because its plural is irregular